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Katakana is also used for the names of animals. Even when the name is native japanese.
by enqk 4y ago
Katakana is also used for the names of animals. Even when the name is native japanese.
- hinoki 4y agoYes! Sushi menus are often entirely in katakana.
- teek 4y agoThis is not correct. Sushi menus for restaurants in Tokyo use a mixture of kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
- innocentoldguy 4y agoThe reverse is true for words like たばこ (tobacco). It's a foreign word but is almost always spelled using hiragana.